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Cockrell Hill Transfer Location
Cockrell Hill Transfer Location is a bus-only public transit station in Cockrell Hill, Texas Cockrell Hill is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,193 at the 2010 census, and 3,815 in 2020. It is completely surrounded by the city of Dallas. History Cockrell Hill was established by the pioneer Brentwood .... The station is operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit and is located along Jefferson Boulevard at its intersection with Cockrell Hill Road. The station features a small indoor, air-conditioned waiting area, restrooms, and an information desk, all of which are available during weekday peak hours. Bus routes at the station provide connections to Downtown Dallas and the Westmoreland station on DART's light rail system. Unlike most DART stations, parking is not available. The station was opened on July 31, 2000 alongside the Bernal/Singleton Transfer Location as part of a larger $2 million plan to improve bus station amenities. Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cockrell Hill, Texas
Cockrell Hill is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,193 at the 2010 census, and 3,815 in 2020. It is completely surrounded by the city of Dallas. History Cockrell Hill was established by the pioneer Brentwood Allen Cockrell and his son, Woodrow. They established the town as a way of making a living, and ran it like a business. The Cockrell place was known to travelers on the stage line that ran from Dallas to Fort Belknap and on to El Paso and the west. The settlement developed as an agricultural crossroads and by the late 1800s had a few scattered homes, a small store, and a school. Water became the overriding issue for the town's continued growth. Frank Jester, a local developer, laid out the plan for the modern community of Cockrell Hill in 1911. A first attempt at incorporation in 1925 proved unsuccessful, and the following year a vote to disincorporate was approved. The second incorporation passed on July 21, 1937, when the population wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is a transit agency serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex of Texas. It operates buses, light rail, commuter rail, and high-occupancy vehicle lanes in Dallas and twelve of its suburbs. In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . DART was created in 1983 to replace a municipal bus system and funded expansion of the region's transit network through a sales tax levied in member cities. DART Light Rail began operation in 1996 and has grown to become the longest light rail system in the United States, at over . DART jointly operates the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail line between Dallas and Fort Worth, with Trinity Metro. The agency also operates the Dallas Streetcar and provides funding for the non-profit McKinney Avenue Streetcar. History Precursor agencies The Dallas Transit System (DTS) was a public transit service operated by the city of Dallas, from 1964 to 1983. DTS was formed by the consolidation of va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Transport
Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that charge a posted fee for each trip. There is no rigid definition; the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' specifies that public transportation is within urban areas, and air travel is often not thought of when discussing public transport—dictionaries use wording like "buses, trains, etc." Examples of public transport include Public transport bus service, city buses, trolleybuses, trams (or light rail) and Passenger rail transport, passenger trains, rapid transit (metro/subway/underground, etc.) and ferry, ferries. Public transport between cities is dominated by airlines, intercity bus service, coaches, and intercity rail. High-speed rail networks are being developed in many parts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and County seat, seat of Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County with portions extending into Collin County, Texas, Collin, Denton County, Texas, Denton, Kaufman County, Texas, Kaufman and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall counties. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the List of United States cities by population, ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the List of cities in Texas by population, third-largest in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downtown Dallas
Downtown Dallas is the central business district (CBD) of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, located in the geographic center of the city. It is the second-largest business district in the state of Texas. The area termed "Downtown" has traditionally been defined as bounded by the downtown freeway loop, bounded on the east by Interstate 345, I-345 (although known and signed as the northern terminus of Interstate 45 (Texas), I-45 and the southern terminus of U.S. Highway 75 (Texas), US 75 (Central Expressway (Dallas), Central Expressway), on the west by Interstate 35E (Texas), I-35E, on the south by Interstate 30 (Texas), I-30, and on the north by Woodall Rodgers Freeway. The strong organic growth of Downtown Dallas since the early 2000s and continuing into the present has now resulted in Downtown Dallas, Inc.'s expansion of the term "Downtown" to include the explosive growth occurring immediately north of the Woodall Rodgers Freeway in the Victory Park, Dallas, Victory Park and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westmoreland Station (DART)
Westmoreland Road station is a DART Light Rail station in Dallas, Texas. It is located in the Oak Cliff neighborhood at Illinois Avenue and Westmoreland Road. It opened on June 14, 1996 and is the southwest terminus of the , serving the nearby residential and commercial areas and featuring bus service to Southwest Center Mall Southwest Center Mall, formerly Red Bird Mall, is a shopping mall located in Dallas, Texas. Originally owned by the DeBartolo family, it opened in 1975. It was, and remains, the only major one located in the southern half of Dallas. Its origina .... References External links DART - Westmoreland Station Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail stations in Dallas Railway stations in the United States opened in 1996 1996 establishments in Texas Railway stations in Dallas County, Texas {{Texas-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DART Light Rail
DART Light Rail is the light rail system serving the metropolitan area of Dallas, Texas and is owned and operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). The DART Light Rail system opened June 14, 1996 and serves 65 stations and four lines, covering : the , the , the , and the . In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . That makes it the 5th highest ridership of light rail systems in the United States; however, it was one of the worst financial performers. The system uses the Kinki Sharyo SLRV ("Super Light Rail Vehicle") and the fleet of 163 vehicles was modified in the 2000s to add level boarding and higher passenger capacity. , the following lines are active: * (opened in 1996, completed in its current state in 2002) * (opened in 1996, completed in its current state in 2016) * (opened in 2009, completed in its current state in 2010) * (opened in 2010, completed in its current state in 2021) History Planning DART's initial plans called for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernal/Singleton Transfer Location
Bernal/Singleton Transfer Location is a bus-only public transit station in Dallas, Texas. The station is located in West Dallas at the intersection of Bernal Drive and Singleton Boulevard. It is operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit and serves two bus routes, as well as a microtransit service for the West Dallas area. The station features an indoor air-conditioned waiting area, restrooms, and an information desk. Bus routes at the station provide connections to Downtown Dallas, the DART light rail station Westmoreland, and the Trinity Railway Express station Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing. Unlike most DART stations, parking is not available. History In 1999, DART announced the construction of a bus transfer station on a 2-acre site in West Dallas. The project was part of a larger $2 million plan to improve the system's bus station amenities. The station opened on July 31, 2000 alongside the Cockrell Hill Transfer Location. In 2007, DART released its 2030 Transit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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